The weather in Madhya Pradesh has undergone another shift, with light rain and thunderstorms occurring in several areas due to a Western Disturbance. Affected regions include Morena, Gwalior, Bhind, Ratangarh in Datia, Sheopur, Shivpuri, Guna, and Bhopal, where drizzle has also been observed.
Light rain is expected to continue in Vidisha, Rajgarh, Sanchi of Raisen, Orchha in Niwari, Tikamgarh, and Chhatarpur, with Khajuraho, Chhindwara, and Jabalpur likely to experience rain later.
Clouds are expected to persist in Bhopal throughout the day. According to Meteorologist VS Yadav, a rain alert has been issued due to the Western Disturbance, which will temporarily raise both day and night temperatures.
However, after the disturbance passes, the cold will return, and temperatures are expected to drop again in the next two days.
In Narmadapuram, intermittent rain has been observed since early morning, and Tikamgarh also experienced light drizzle starting at 6 am. On Saturday, many districts remained cloudy, including Betul, Harda, Khandwa, Shivpuri, Gwalior, Datia, Bhind, Morena, Sheopur, Chhindwara, Seoni, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh, Niwari, Katni, and Damoh, leading to a drop in daytime temperatures.
After several days of icy winds, which caused a severe cold spell during the past four nights, the cold wave temporarily eased on Saturday, resulting in higher day and night temperatures. The Meteorological Department predicts that the cold will increase again due to melting snow from Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Ladakh, and stronger winds are expected, with the jet stream reaching speeds of up to 240 km/h.
While the weather is forecast to be clear today with no rain expected, on January 14, Bhopal, Rajgarh, Agar-Malwa, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Sheopur, Gwalior, Morena, Bhind, Datia, and Shivpuri will remain cloudy, and drizzle may occur in some areas.
The day temperatures in various regions were recorded as follows: Gwalior (21.2°C), Pachmarhi (22.7°C), Raisen (24.2°C), Narsinghpur (23°C), Rewa (24°C), Naugaon (24.8°C), Satna (25°C), Sidhi (24.2°C), and Malajkhand (24.8°C). Many other areas, including Umaria, Seoni, Jabalpur, Damoh, Bhopal, Narmadapuram, Indore, Khandwa, Khargone, and Ujjain, saw temperatures above 27°C.
On Friday-Saturday night, the lowest temperatures were recorded as 4.5°C in Kalyanpur (Shahdol), 5°C in Rewa, 5.4°C in Mandla, and 5.6°C in Amarkantak. Among major cities, Jabalpur had the lowest temperature at 7.5°C, followed by Bhopal (8.5°C), Gwalior (9.5°C), Ujjain (11.8°C), and Indore (14.2°C).
The cold has been particularly intense this year, breaking records in both November and December. Bhopal, for instance, saw its coldest November in 36 years, and cities like Indore, Ujjain, Jabalpur, and Gwalior experienced temperatures 7°C below normal. December was even colder than January across the state, with a cold wave lasting nine days and breaking a 58-year record in Bhopal. As a result, school timings were adjusted in several districts, and heaters were installed in Bhopal's Van Vihar National Park to protect animals from the cold.
In the last 24 hours, rainfall was recorded at isolated locations in Bhopal, Indore, and Jabalpur divisions, with a few areas in Narmadapuram, Gwalior, and Sagar divisions also receiving rain. Chambal division saw the heaviest rainfall, while other divisions remained dry. The day temperatures in most divisions remained above normal, with Shahdol and Sagar divisions recording the highest increases.
Night temperatures rose appreciably in several districts, including Bhopal, Narmadapuram, Rewa, Jabalpur, Shahdol, and Sagar. Moderate fog was reported in Bhind, Morena, Gwalior, Sheopur Kalan, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Ratlam, and Agar districts, while shallow fog was observed in areas like West Shivpuri, Ujjain, Shajapur, Rajgarh, Bhopal, Guna, Chhatarpur, Panna, Mauganj, North Satna, Sagar, and Vidisha.
